Power back at movie theater

By Amanda Memrick

Published: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 10:03 AM.

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The movie theater at Franklin Square has power restored after going without power for nearly 24 hours.

Those headed to the movie theater in Franklin Square for $1 movies Tuesday had other plans.

Church vans and cars carrying young children pulled up to the theater Tuesday morning to find yellow police tape around the entrance and signs saying, "Closed today due to an emergency. Sorry. Thank you" and "no power" taped to the doors and ticket windows.

The local theater lost power just before 6 p.m. Monday. It was restored by 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Christine White, Southern region marketing manager for Regal Entertainment Group told me that one of the transformers blew out, and the theater hoped to be up and running by Tuesday evening. Duke Energy supplies the electricity for the movie theater.

Anyone moviegoers whose movie watching was interrupted will get re-admission tickets to see another show or a refund, White said.

Each guest who left the building Tuesday night when it was evacuated received a movie pass.

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